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Pseudobrookite Edenite

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Pseudobrookite Edenite

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Description
Locality: 
Pico da Cruz, São Martinho, Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

Group of pseudobrookite crystals (dark brown) associated to golden edenite.

Both minerals are analized by EDS and Raman.

New find!

Collected: 
2020
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pseudobrookite

Formula: 
Fe2TiO5
Strunz: 
4.CB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Uroi Hill (Arany Hill), Simeria, Hunedoara Co., Romania

Edenite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg5}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Edenville, Town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA